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APPLICATION FILED DEU. 11, 1903.

W/TNESSES:

Patented April 11, 1905.

@Ferca DANIEL Ii. B'ELL'IS, OF hIAN'ION, MICHIGAN.

lSHORT HARNESS-TRACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,265, dated April ll, 1905.

Application filed December ll, 1903. Serial No. 184.825.

tallic parts are protected on one side to prei vent chafing the animal and to overcome wrinkling or displacement ol the protective layer with relation to Such metallic parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide means which are effective in adjustably coupling' a suitable trace to the short metallic trace, so as to allow the parts to be lengthened and shortened, such coupling being securely held against accidental separation and being operable by hand easily and quickly, so

as to be insertible or removable without bending the long trace or throwing it out ot' posi- A tion.

A Yfurther object is the provision of means for attaching' the short trace to a hame in a way to secure a strong and durable coupling and allow the easy separation of' the trace from the hame when desired.

A further object is the provision of simple and eflcctive means f'or adjustably fastening a billet to the short trace. said billet affording means for the attachment of a back-band and a belly-band to the trace.

Further objects and advantages of' the in- ,y

vention will appear in the course ofl theI subjoined description` and the actual scope thereoff will be defined b v the annexed claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of a short mctallic harness-trace constructed in accordance 1 with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken .centrallyY through the trace. 3 and are vertical cross-sections on the lines I5 3 and 4 respectively, ol

Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is a view ol a coupling-le- 50 vcr looking' at one side thereot'.

'lhe short trace of' my invention consists ot' a comparatively heavy metallic plate 5, a protective layer of' leather or other equivalent material o, and a reinforcement thin sheetmetal plate T f'or said protective layer G. The metallic plate 5 is quite thick as compared with the rein forcement-sheet T. and this plate 5 is o t' a'predeterm ined length, width, and thickness to stand the strain and make the short trace suitable f'or use in connection with a hame and an ordinary trace, the latter being either a leather trace or a cham trace, as desired.

'cl`he plate 5 is provided at intervals with a 05 plurality of oblong holes 8, which arc pref'- erably elliptical, as shown by Fig. l, and the side edges of' this plate are slitted or cut at intervals, as at 9, so that certain portions ofl the side edges of said plate may be bentdownwardly to produce a plurality ofl flanges l() at intervals along' cach side of' said plate. As shown by Figs. 3 and -l ofI the drawings, these flanges l0 are bent to lie at one side of the plane of the plate and the flanges arc also bentto f'orm the horizontalshoulders ll,which range lengthwise of the plate and parallel to the body portion thereof.

In the manufact-nre of the short trace a length of' leather and of' sheet metal are laid 8O one upon the other, so as to produce a jacket` and the longitudinal edges of the two layers 6 T are bent or doubled upon themselves, so as )to produce the seam-joints, (indicated at l).

of` the sheet-metal layer T, and at'ter the two i la y'ers shall have been united by flanO'inO their y D D side edges the jacket produced by the two layers connected with the flanges l0 of the 90 body-plate This is accomplished by bringing the oll'set side of the body-plate :3 and the metallic layer T ofI the jacket into opposing parallel relation, and the doubled edges ofthe layers (5 T are then f'oldcd compactly around 95 the shoulders Il, so as to have abutting engagement with the flanges IO ofI the bodyplate The jacket and the body-plate are One end of' the leather layer 6 is pref'- 85 erably extended beyond the corresponding end united substantially so as to prevent the acci-l buckling, or other displacement of the layer 6 with respect to the body-plate 5.

The body-plate 5 is provided at one end with eyes or perforated lugs 13, which are separated by an intervening slot 14 and are disposed within the side edges of the trace, thereby producing recesses 153. This end of the body-plate forming an integral part of the short trace is provided with means for attachment to a suitable fixture on a hame, and in the drawings this attaching means is represented in the form of a llame-clip which is providedwith two side arms 14 and an intermediate hook 15. The hame-clip is cast in a single piece to produce the arms and the hook, having the construction shown more particularly by Figs. 1 and 2, the said hook being deflected to one side of the arms 14 and producing an eye which is adapted to loosely receive the hame-tixture. The clip is adjusted for the free ends of its arms to fit in the notches 15 at the respective sides of the lugs or eyes 13 on the body-plate 5, whereas the free end of the hook 15 [its in the slot 14, said arms and the hook of the clip being perforated and adjusted to register with the eyes 13 of the body-plate, thus providing a construction adapted to receivea pivotal bolt 16, which operates to loosely connect the hameclip to an end portion of the body-plate 5.

The end portion of the body-plate 5 opposite to the lugs 13 is depressed somewhat, as at 17 in Figs. 2 and 4, and this depressed portion is provided at the sides of the trace with keepers 18. The end portion ofthe bodyplate 5 beyond the depressed section 17 is constructed to produce 'laterally-extending short arms 19, in which is supported a bolt 20, adapted to maintain an antifriction-roller 21 in a position at one side of the plane of the body-plate, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2. The depressed section 17 of the body-plate 5 is equipped with a stud 22, which may be fastened in any suitable way to said depressed section 17-as, for example, by riveting the stud in place or by screwing it into the section 17, as shown by Fig. 4. I would have it understood, however, that I do not conne myself to any special means for the attachment of the stud 22. The stud 22 and the keepers 18 provide means for the attachment of a billet 23 to an end portion of the bodyplatey 5, said billet extending transversely across the trace, so` as to lie substantially at right angles thereto. The billet passes through the keepers 18 and it is provided with openings 24, into any one of which fits the stud 22, thus fastening' the billet to the trace. One end of the billet is doubled upon itself to produce a loop 25, which receives aD connection at 26, to which maf,7 be attached the backband of the harness, while the free end of the billet 23 is adapted to be thrust into a buckle on an end portion of the belly-band ofthe harness, whereby the billet 23 serves to connect the back-band and the belly-band with the short trace.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 4 of the drawingsI have shown an ordinary leather trace 27, attached to the body-plate 5 of the short trace by a novel form of coupling which permits the trace 27 to be adjusted lengthwise with respect to the body-plate 5 of the short trace, said coupling also affording means for the'adjustment of the two traces without bending or deflecting the long trace 27 laterally with respect to the body-plate 5 of the short trace. I would have it understood, however, that I may use a metallic trace or chain in lieu of the leather trace 27. One member of the described coupling consists of a lever 28, which is provided on one side with a coupling-stud 29, said stud being circular in shape and provided with an oblong head 30, as indicated in Figs. 2, 3, and 5. 29 is equal to the width of the oblong slot 8 in the body-plate 5; but the head 30 of said stud is of greater width than the slot 8, although the length of the stud is equal to that of the slot. By turning the lever 28 to a position at right angles to the short trace the head 30 of the stud can pass easily through the slot 8 of the body-plate 5, and this lever Ycan thereafter be turned to a position ranging lengthwise of the plate, as in Figs. 1 and 2, the stud 29 turning freely in the slot 8, while the head 30 of said stud extends transversely across said slot in a way to prevent the accidental separation of the coupling-lever and the stud from the body-plate 5 of the short trace. This coupling-lever is provided on its other side with a locking-pin 31, which is adapted to pass through an opening 32 in the trace 27. The connection between the trace 27 and the coupling-lever is obtained by the provision of another stud, 33, on the lever and by the employment of a trace-plate 34 and a loop 35. This traceplate 34 is inserted between the layers of leather forming the trace 27 and said plate is fastened to the trace by a suitable number of rivets, as at 36. The trace-plate is provided at its free protruding end with an eye 37, in which is loosely fitted a screw attached to the loop 35. The coupling-stud 33 is made in one piece with the coupling-lever 28 and the headed stud 29, said coupling-stud 33 be- The diameter of the stud lOO IIO

ing disposed at the same end ot' the couplinglever as the stud '29; but said coupling-stud 33 extends from the opposite side ot' the lever with respect to the stud 29. This couplingstud 33 is provided in one side with a recess or groove 3S to snugly receive the loop 35 on the end ot' the trace 2T.

Yl`he trace '2T lies alongside et' the body-plate t'orming an element ot the short trace, and it passes loosely through the keeper which is formed by the arms 19 and the roller 21. The loop 235 at the free end olil the trace QT tits snugly over the coupling-stud otl the lever '23, and the trace and the coupling-lever are held in their normal positions by the pin 3l litting an opening' in said trace, said lever '28 heing disposed between the trace 2T and the body-plate ot' the short trace. The attachment of the trace '2T to the short trace can be accomplished easily and quickly; but when it is desired to detach the trace 2T the operator pulls it slightly away from the pin 31 in order to tree the lever This can be accomplished without disengaging the loop 35 from the coupling-stud 233, and the lever 28 can now be turned to a position at right angles to the short trace, thus allowing the headed stud 29 to be withdrawn from the opening 8 in said short trace. The trace 2T, with the lever, can be shifted along the body-plate 5 to bring the headed stud 2*.) ot' said leveropposite to either ot' the slots e' in said body-plate, and by pressing the stud 2S) through a selected slot and hy turning' the lever 2% back to a position lengthwise ot' the plate 5 the trace QT can be securely and easily connected to the bodyplate 5, the pin 3l ot" the lever Q18 being' thrust back into the opening '32 of the trace 2T.

The end portion ot the metallic layer T, forming a part ot the protective jacket, is bent or doubled, as at 39, around the depressed end portion 1T ot' the body-plate 5, so as to have overlapping engagement therewith, and the leather layer t3 ot' said jacket is provided with a tongue el), which laps over the bent end 39 ot the metallic layer T and is adjusted into engagement with the stud "W that is attached to the depressed portion 1T at a point between the side keepers lo. as clearly shown by Fig. '2 ot' the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desi re to secure by Letters PatentY l. The combination of a slotted short trace, an ordinary trace, and a coupling-level', the latter being intcrlocked at one point with the short trace, and at two points with the ordinary trace, said lever being shiftable to a position at an angle to both ot' the traces, and providing means for adjustably attaching the ordinary trace to the short trace,

2. The combination et a short trace having' a body-plate provided with elongated slots, a coupling-lever having a stud provided with an elongated head adapted to have interlocking` engagement with the slotted plate, an ordinary trace, and means Vfor connecting said ordinary trace to said stud.

3. The combination ot' a short trace having a body-plate provided with slots, a level having a stud which has interlocking engagement with said slotted plate, an ordinary trace, and a loop connected to said ordinary trace and having detachable engagementwith the stud of said lever.

l. The combination of a short trace having a slotted body-plate, a lever provided with a stud and with a locking-pin, said level' having' interlockingengagement with said body-plate, and a trace having a loop adapted to lit the stud ot' said lever, the pin ot' the lever having engagement with said ordinary trace.

5. A short trace consisting' otl a body-plate having flanges at its side edges, and a jacket composed of a metallic layer and a protective layer, said layers ot' the jacket being interlocked with the llanges of the body-plate.

6. A short trace consisting of a body-plate having flanges at its side edges, and a composite jacket formed by a metallic layer and a protective layer, the edges ot' the two layers being doubled upon themselves, and the edges of the jacket being doubled into interlocking engagement with the llanges ot' the body-plate.

.In testimony whereot' l have signed my name to this specilication in the presence ot' two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL K. BELLIS. lVitnesses:

J No. M. Rrr'lnn, H. T. BnI-:NnA-i-m. 

